Mayo Player Takes Ireland’s Third Largest Lotto Jackpot Worth an Incredible €17,008,295!
29/08/2025
Mayo may still be chasing All-Ireland football glory, but when it comes to Lotto Jackpots, the county is in a league of its own.
An online player in Mayo has just claimed a staggering €17,008,295 in Wednesday night’s Lotto draw (27th August), making them Ireland’s third largest Lotto Jackpot winner ever. While the dream of an All-Ireland title still looms, Mayo continues to top the Lotto leader-board of highest Lotto Jackpot wins.
Since the Lotto began in 1988, Mayo has now claimed both the highest (€19,060,800) and third highest (€17,008,295) Jackpots in Irish history.
See below for a roll call of the current top 5 Lotto Jackpot wins in the history of the game in Ireland.
| Draw Date | Agent Address | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-22 | Laura's XL, Hopkins Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo | Mayo | 19,060,800 |
| 28-Jun-08 | Hegartys Staplestown Road, Carlow | Carlow | 18,963,441 |
| 27-Aug-25 | Online | Mayo | 17,008,295 |
| 14-Apr-10 | T/A Easons, Dungarvan S.C., Dungarvan, Waterford | Waterford | 16,717,717 |
| 23-Oct-10 | Donnybrook Fair, 89 Morehampton Road, Donnybrook Dublin 4 | Dublin | 16,390,239 |
The online Mayo winner also becomes the 7th Jackpot winner of 2025, joining a winning line up from Louth, Dublin, Kerry, Limerick, Kilkenny, and Waterford. And that’s not all, this win also crowns them the 17th National Lottery Millionaire of the year!
The winning numbers from Wednesday's (27th August) Lotto draw were: 2, 6, 20, 22, 26, 39 and the Bonus was 5.
The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification and an email has been sent to the online player in Mayo. The winner is advised to make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie to arrange the collection of your prize.
Darragh O’Dwyer, National Lottery spokesperson, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the third largest Lotto Jackpot ever, an eye-watering €17,008,295, has been won by an online player in Mayo. While the county might still be waiting for Sam to come home it has returned two of the 3 largest Lotto Jackpot wins since 1988. This marks the 7th Lotto Jackpot win of 2025, following a roll that began after a €4,038,682 win in Tramore, Co. Waterford back in April. And with this win, we now celebrate our 17th National Lottery Millionaire of the year! As well as our Jackpot winner, in total over 93,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto plus draws”
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